Toy figure



(No Model.)

' F. W. CARPENTER.

TOY FIGURE.

Patnted July 22, 1890,

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FRANCIS W. CARPENTER, OF HARRISON, NEW YORK.

TOY FEGURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 432,693, dated July22, 1890.

Application filed March 14, 1890.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS W. CARPENTER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Han rison, in the county of Westchester and State ofNew York, have invented an Improvementin Toy Figures, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This toy figure is especially designed for use with toy fire-engines,hose-carriages, &c., and represents a fireman, and the parts areconstructed, as hereinafter set forth, in such a manner that the toyfigure is easily cast, and when put together is adapted to the hold ingof a hose or nozzle, and the figure can be set upon a stand or platformof a toy fireengine and locked into place or removed there from withfacility.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the toy figure as upon theplatform of the fire-. engine, the front wheel of the engine beingremoved and the platform being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same, and Fig. 3 a detached plan view of the platform upon afire-engine.

The toy figure is preferably made of two parts and connected to aseparate base, and this figure maybe of any suitable size, and theparticular conformation may be varied. I have represented this figure asa fireman with the right foot extending forward of the left foot.

The figure is shown as composed of the two halves A and-B, the line ofseparation being from front to back, as shown by the line 2 3, Fig. 2;hence each half of the figure has one leg cast with it, and upon thebottom of each foot is a downwardly-projecting pin 4, that passesthrough a hole in the base 0, and it is riveted up, and there is also arivet at 5, that joins the two halves of the body together. This rivetmay be cast upon one half of the body and passed through a hole cast orbored in a the other half of the body, or the hole for the rivet maypass through both halves of the body, and the base that supports thefigure in an upright position may be cast with the feet, if desired. Theright arm 6 and left arm 7 are extended forwardly and slightly one abovethe other, and the fingers are bent, so that when the two parts of thefigure are Serial No. 343,851. (No model.)

put together there is a space between the hands through which a piece ofrubber tubing, representing a hose, may be easily passed and the'thumbof the left hand indents the rubber tubing sufficiently to prevent itslipping backwardly and downwardly; but the rubber tube can be easilydisconnected whenever desired. In Fig. 1 I have represented the rubbertube as passed up between the hands of the toy figure and provided witha nozzle. If the shape of the figure is such as to require it, there maybe more than two cast-metal parts riveted together.

The base 0 of the figure is of the size to fit easily within the rim ofthe platform D upon the toy fire-engine or other vehicle, and there areupon the rim of the platform project-ions 9, beneath which the edges ofthe base 0 are passed, in order that the figure may be held in anupright position while the toy is being drawn from place to place. It ispreferable to make notches in the edges of the base C, as shown at 10,in order that the base may be put down upon the platform and within therim, the projections coinciding with the notches 10, so that theprojections pass over the edges of the base as such base is drawn backbeneath them, and by the reverse movement the toy figure isdisconnected, so that it may be removed, or the'figure may be secured inposition by some other fastening device.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with a flexible tube forminga toy hose, of a cast-metal toy figure with the hands extended and theconcave palms-facing each other to form an opening, in which theflexible tube is inserted and 'frictionally retained, substantially asspeci- 2. A toy figure made of two parts riveted together and a baseupon which the toy figure is secured, in combination with a wheeled toyhaving a platform with projections, beneat-h which the edges of the baseare received, substantially as set 'forth.

Signed by me this 13th day of March, 1890.

FRANCIS W. CARPENTER. Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINcKNEY, WILLIAM G. MOTT.

